From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mohsen Makhmalbaf (Mohsen Mäxmälbaf, born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, editor, and producer. During 2007 he was the president of Asian Film Academy. Makhmalbaf's films have been widely presented in international film festivals in the past ten years. The multi-award-winning director, belongs to the new wave movement of Iranian cinema. Time magazine selected Makhmalbaf's 2001 film, Kandahar, as one of top 100 films of all time. In 2006, he was a member of the Jury at the Venice film festival. Makhmalbaf left Iran in 2005 shortly after the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and now lives in Paris. As of June 12, 2009, and following the events of the 2009 Iranian presidential election, Mohsen Makhmalbaf has claimed that he has been appointed the official spokesman of Mir-Hossein Moussavi's campaign abroad. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mohsen Makhmalbaf, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Sex & Philosophy
Tales of an Island
11’09”01—September 11
Osama
Kandahar
Blackboards
Close-Up
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
Secret Ballot
Gabbeh
At Five in the Afternoon
The Silence
The Apple
Marriage of the Blessed
A Moment of Innocence
Once Upon a Time, Cinema
Salaam Cinema
The Cyclist
The Day I Became a Woman
Scream of the Ants
